this book is awesome and cool full of wonder and cool
The One and Only Ivan
By Katherine Applegate
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 2 - 5 | T | 3.6 | 26263 |
Winner of the Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestseller!
This stirring and unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendships. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated novel is told from the point-of-view of Ivan himself.
Having spent 27 years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes.
The One and Only Ivan was hailed as a best book of the year by Kirkus, School Library Journal, and Amazon, demonstrating it is a true classic in the making. In the tradition of timeless stories like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivan's unforgettable first-person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hope. An author's note depicts the differences between the fictional story and true events.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN-13: 9780061992254
ISBN-10: 0061992259
Published on 1/17/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
Book Reviews (442)
I think this is a great book.It is sad in some parts but other than that it's great.
I really love this book! It is about a gorilla named Ivan who is living in a Big Top Mall. This story is about what he experiences there. Things that made him sad, and things that made him happy. This book was so well-written, I literally felt like I was part of the story!
This is a Awesome book that will touch your heart. At times it's sad, but in the end it will make you very happy for Ivan. And maybe make you realize how good you life really is!
this is a wonderful book, it touched my heart.its really sad.its about a gorilla named Ivan .Ivan`s parents died by our kind. his sister tag died after being capture. after this he is taken to a big top mall, where he meets Stella a elephant, bob a stray dog, Mack the owner(the one who captured him), George,the custodian, and Julia(George`s little girl.)soon they get a new elephant who is named ruby,people come to see them perform. soon reporters come to interview them, there is a secret when the animals don't obey, Mack uses a claw stick to hit them when people see this they protest .they say these animals belong in the wild,or in a zoo.soon they close the mall and Ivan,ruby and everyone else go to zoo ,but before that Stella dies because she use to work in a circus and her foot got hurt, so they sended her to the big top mall,but soon her foot got infected and she died.everyone is happy that these creatures are in a place they call home.
i love this book but sad even for ivan the gorilla.:''(
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well i read this book and saw the movie bass on the book.
This is a true story
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A heartfelt animal story of friendship.